Re: Watching TV

[Guest guest]

The only TV I watch are documentaries on Discovery Health, the History Channel

and TLC. I don't care for anything else on digital cable except for the music

channels.

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[Guest guest]

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You would enjoy a stay here as I love the History Channel. Its

fantastic.

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[Guest guest]

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I agree. I used to hate history in high school, but ever since I started

learning more about politics, I'm now a political junkie and history buff. You

should have seen me from December 2007 until Election Day 2008. I was

researching Obama and McCain like there was no tomorrow. LOL!

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[Guest guest]

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I think I waited too long to go digital? I started following the

campaigns early last year and watched every debate.

For the most part, it was easy to listen to. But it did not take me

long to tune out the commentaries. Instead, I used the debates to form my

position. And I am afriad it was a no brainer. LOL

I am glued to Naked Science (a good test there to as many of those on

the programs have accents) and It Could Happen Tomorrow. Oh and captioning

is turned off.

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[Guest guest]

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I watched all of the debates, but didn't listen to the commentary (except on

NPR).

Instead, I read information on political message boards to get an idea of how

people were thinking. I don't like personal commentaries since they are greatly

influenced by the person giving them.

Like , I can't stand laugh tracks. I'm sorry, but do you really think I'm

stupid enough not to know when something is funny? Half the time what's supposed

to be funny isn't, so the laugh tracks are just an extra annoying sound I have

to listen to. I also hate how laugh tracks always sound the same. If you listen

to an hour long comedy, you'll notice that they use the same laugh track over

and over again. It's annoying. That's yet another reason I love documentaries.

Not only are they educational, they don't have laugh tracks.

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[Guest guest]

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We probably would have had a great time listening to the political

stuff. I liked Tim Russert (NBC) when he was sitll alive but soon after the

campaigning started I tuned him out as well as any other commentary that

went on. I realized that while they might have been useful, they were not

allowing me to think. And I wish the news media would go back to what it

was in the past, reporting news, not speculatiing on what might this or

that. I want to know what happned not what might happen.

Oh those luagh tracks are a scourge. The last sit com I watched was

Fresh Prince, and they did not use laugh tracks! When I am channel surfing,

I scramble to get past tose irritating sit coms. Comedy? Who was the lame

brain that redefined comedy? He/she should be strung up over an ant hill!

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[Guest guest]

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The only commentator I will listen to on TV is Maddow. She has a

wonderful sense of humor and shares many of my political views. I also enjoy

listening to her online radio program on the White Rose Society website.

I will also listen to the Cafferty File on CNN since Jack Cafferty is funny,

direct and to the point.

As for comedy, that died 25 years ago. The last good comedy I remember

is...well, I can't remember that far back. LOL!

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[Guest guest]

Hey, ? But, OHHH - how amazing is it that you can HEAR that the same

laugh track is used?? Now THAT is worth listening to whenever you wonder if

you're really hearing well! Here's to silver linings! <hugs> Jackie

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[Guest guest]

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Interesting talk about laugh tracks. Are you talking about Sitcom TV, when

you say hour long comedy? I'm curious. I live in LA and have attended

several tapings of Sitcom TV (people visit and always want to go), anyway,

the producers are very particular with the audience and noise. They use the

actual laughing of the audience in those tapings. They will redo a scene if

they hear something other than laughing in the audience. I've had it happen

before.

But back to the topic of TV watching, I love TV, and most that I watch I

have recorded on TiVo. I also love to read, do it daily and usually

complete 3 novels a week. I have quite a library of books. Always trying

to pass them along.

Nina

Re: Watching TV

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> I watched all of the debates, but didn't listen to the commentary (except

> on NPR).

>

> Instead, I read information on political message boards to get an idea of

> how people were thinking. I don't like personal commentaries since they

> are greatly influenced by the person giving them.

>

> Like , I can't stand laugh tracks. I'm sorry, but do you really

> think I'm stupid enough not to know when something is funny? Half the time

> what's supposed to be funny isn't, so the laugh tracks are just an extra

> annoying sound I have to listen to. I also hate how laugh tracks always

> sound the same. If you listen to an hour long comedy, you'll notice that

> they use the same laugh track over and over again. It's annoying. That's

> yet another reason I love documentaries. Not only are they educational,

> they don't have laugh tracks.

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[Guest guest]

Nina,

Yes, I'm referring to sitcoms. I've found that whenever I hear a laugh track,

it's the same sound played over and over again. I also hear coughing during

laugh tracks as well.

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

Good point! For the first 10 years prior to receiving a CI when I had

severe-profound hearing loss, I couldn't hear laugh tracks well enough to

distinguish them from someone talking on a TV program. Now I can hear them

without a problem. I have to admit that I find it amusing how they use the same

laugh tracks over and over again. The next time you watch a TV program with a

laugh track, listen carefully. You'll most likely notice the same thing.

[Guest guest]

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Funny that you hear coughing. I have coughed before and wondered if it

would be heard, so I guess it can.

I have such an appreciation for the work that is put into the things that

provide us with entertainment. Be it a sitcom, a movie, a documentary etc.

There's just a lot that goes into it than what you actually watch. I find it

all very interesting.

Nina

Re: Watching TV

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| Yes, I'm referring to sitcoms. I've found that whenever I hear a laugh

track, it's the same sound played over and over again. I also hear coughing

during laugh tracks as well.

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[Guest guest]

Nina,

The reason why I consider laugh tracks to be annoying is because I can't see, so

there is nothing else I can focus my attention on when watching a sitcom.

Sighted people can watch the program and make observations about the background

set or the clothes the characters are wearing. I can't do that, so the only

thing I'm left with are laugh tracks that distract me from the content of the

show.

[Guest guest]

Ah, - I know that - but got my point - not to belabor it. I'm

not saying we should be swooning all the time over our hearing - just to

take notice, once in awhile, that time was when we couldn't hear ANYthing, much

less bad stuff like squauking geese and bad laugh tracks. Jackie <smiles>

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[Guest guest]

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That would make perfect sense then. I am sighted, but even watching TV I

find the background noise to be annoying because I can't hear what's going

on. So anything like an action adventure type movie is really hard for.

Pardon my ignorance here, but I'd like to ask, since I'm able to used Closed

Captioning to read the spoken words, is there anything like that for someone

who isn't sighted? I'm curious, because if there isn't it would be wonderful

for someone to come up with that. You know something where you could

actually turn down the sound on the TV and just hear the spoken words.

I just attended my first closed captioned movie at the theater, it was

wonderful. I had to drive and hour to get there, but it was well worth it.

Nina

Re: Watching TV

> Nina,

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> The reason why I consider laugh tracks to be annoying is because I can't

> see, so there is nothing else I can focus my attention on when watching a

> sitcom. Sighted people can watch the program and make observations about

> the background set or the clothes the characters are wearing. I can't do

> that, so the only thing I'm left with are laugh tracks that distract me

> from the content of the show.

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[Guest guest]

Nina,

Back in the 80s, there used to be a device for the deafblind that used to

convert captions into Braille. The only caveat is that you had to record the

program on a VCR and play it back in order for the captions to appear.

Unfortunately, they no longer make that device and there is nothing currently on

the market to create captions for the deafblind.

As far as background noise in TV programs are concerned, I used to listen to TV

with my Comtek FM sysyem when I had enough residual hearing to do so. This

helped bring the sound directly into my ers thereby making it clearer for me to

understand.

I used to do this when I had my old maps on both CIs, but now that I'm hearing

so much better after having 6 high frequency electrodes turned off on each CI,

this is no longer necessary.

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[Guest guest]

and Nina-

I hope you guys don't mind me barging in but I wanted to say something about

captioning. I can't process spoken words, but I can only hear environmental

sounds. But that's not the point...

is right, there is nothing like that on the market currently, as of I know

right now which sucks because sometimes the way TV manufacturers set captioning

S-U-C-K-S and it is hard to read the captions sometimes! And I do have have

Usher.

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Subject: Re: Watching TV

Nina,

Back in the 80s, there used to be a device for the deafblind that used to

convert captions into Braille. The only caveat is that you had to record the

program on a VCR and play it back in order for the captions to appear.

Unfortunately, they no longer make that device and there is nothing currently on

the market to create captions for the deafblind.

As far as background noise in TV programs are concerned, I used to listen to TV

with my Comtek FM sysyem when I had enough residual hearing to do so. This

helped bring the sound directly into my ers thereby making it clearer for me to

understand.

I used to do this when I had my old maps on both CIs, but now that I'm hearing

so much better after having 6 high frequency electrodes turned off on each CI,

this is no longer necessary.

Bilateral Cochlear CIs

December 2004 and February 2006

Deafblind/Postlingual

[Guest guest]

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I sure hope they come up with something again. I think that would be a real

plus for a lot of people.

That's interesting that you say you hear better with your six high frequency

electrode turned off. I am having a heck of a time with background noise.

When I was first turned on I could go to the movies and listen to the TV, I

even did well in restaurants. This only lasted about two months. Everyone

keeps telling me that it's just that when I was first turned on it was so

much better than before. But I'm not imagining things, I know it was

better, and none of my maps changed at that point. It's frustrating, but I

am hearing better than a lot of CI users, I'm told.

Nina

Re: Watching TV

> Nina,

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> Back in the 80s, there used to be a device for the deafblind that used to

> convert captions into Braille. The only caveat is that you had to record

> the program on a VCR and play it back in order for the captions to appear.

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> Unfortunately, they no longer make that device and there is nothing

> currently on the market to create captions for the deafblind.

>

> As far as background noise in TV programs are concerned, I used to listen

> to TV with my Comtek FM sysyem when I had enough residual hearing to do

> so. This helped bring the sound directly into my ers thereby making it

> clearer for me to understand.

>

> I used to do this when I had my old maps on both CIs, but now that I'm

> hearing so much better after having 6 high frequency electrodes turned off

> on each CI, this is no longer necessary.

>

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> Bilateral Cochlear CIs

> December 2004 and February 2006

> Deafblind/Postlingual

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[Guest guest]

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No problem at all. I wish they would come up with something, I think it

would benefit both sighted and the blind. There are days that the

environmental sounds just really get to me and then there are days I can

actually hear through them. I don't know, maybe it has to do with my mood

and if I'm willing to try harder some days than others, or maybe it's the

type of noise. I was just involved in some research for the clinic that did

my implant, where they are trying to improve the background noise situation.

With that said, I'm very happy with my implant because my life has improve

110% with it.

Nina

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[Guest guest]

Nina,

The reason why I'm hearing better with 6 high frequency electrodes being turned

off is because sounds are much clearer. High frequencies used to sound off-key

when all of my electrodes were activated. When I listened to music, high

frequencies would sound one octave above or below where it should be. Now music

sounds crisp and clear, so when I hear an artist like Whitney Houston signing a

high note, it sounds just like it should.

[Guest guest]

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I'm going to inquire about that. I really feel like I need to

try/experiment more. I'd really like to use a different audiologist, but

I'm afraid I would feel uncomfortable seeing my current one in the office.

<sigh>

Nina

Re: Watching TV

> Nina,

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> The reason why I'm hearing better with 6 high frequency electrodes being

> turned off is because sounds are much clearer. High frequencies used to

> sound off-key when all of my electrodes were activated. When I listened to

> music, high frequencies would sound one octave above or below where it

> should be. Now music sounds crisp and clear, so when I hear an artist like

> Whitney Houston signing a high note, it sounds just like it should.

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[Guest guest]

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The deafblind center in my area still has a Braille captioning device from the

early 80s that works. If I remember correctly, it connects to a TeleBraille II.

It has been a long time since I saw it last, but I was really impressed and

wished that something like that existed today.

I'm also upset that the TeleBraille is no longer being made. I still have mine

from 1995 and it continues to work perfectly.

However, I dread the day when it stops working because the Krown V-Touch doesn't

compare.

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[Guest guest]

But Jackie, all it takes is to listen to those stupid things a few times

and you will think you have a new form of tinnitus! (shudders)

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[Guest guest]

Nina,

I also experience diziness and nausea whenever I heard high frequency sounds, so

that was the main reason why the 6 electrodes were turned off. Research has

proven that more electrodes don't necessarily mean better hearing. From what I

understand, a person can have as little as 3 electrodes activated on their CI

and still hear well.

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[Guest guest]

There is no question that laugh tracks are used over and over. Yes

there will be some variations but not much. And really, to use a laugh

track everytime something is said, nah, its all canned and contrived. And

that is why I do not watch sitcoms.

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